NEENAH, WI (WTAQ) – Fox Valley Workforce Development Board is doing what they can help workers affected by the shutdown of Kimberly-Clarks Neenah Nonwovens Facility.
The company announced Thursday that the plant would close by May 31 and 74 employees will be impacted.
The board is doing everything from employee outreach sessions to helping them find new jobs and offering classes and training for those affected.
“Because this is not an immediate closure, the Board will work with company leadership to create a transition plan for these employees which will allow the Neenah plant to complete any remaining orders and allow for an orderly wind-down of operations,” Anthony Snyder, CEO of the Fox Valley Workforce Development Board, says in a news release. “It’s a balancing act whenever there’s an announced future closure. We have a mandate to do everything we can to help the soon-to-be displaced worker, but also ensure the employer is able to meet its obligations to its customers.”
Basic computer classes and a private job fair could also be offered by the workforce development board.
More intensive training programs, paid for by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, are another possible avenue in which the board could steer workers.
Kimberly-Clark’s Neenah Nonwovens Facility is separate from the Cold Spring Facility in Fox Crossing.
The Cold Spring facility will be staying open after a deal was reached with the state for the company to receive tax incentives.
